The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-07-20
LOwndeSvilIe's Contribution.
LowNDEsvILLE, July Is, /

LowNDEsvILLE, July Is, 1887.
We are now beginning to need some
rain.
The weather has been very hot for sev-
eral days. Thermometer up to LOG in
the shade.
Watermelons arc being brought in by
the wagon load.
An occasional drummer in town !;
keeps US from forgetting that somebody
is still willing to supply our outer as well
as inner wants.
Mr.. Henry Brooks of Level Land, has
Just spent several days in and around
here.
Miss Leona Blake, Of Greenwood, has
been visiting in this community for the
past two or three weeks.
Capt. j. ". and Miss Annie Barnes of
Anderson G. H., have been hero for sew
eral days. Miss Annie will spend some
time.
Mrs. Alice Marchant of Graniteyille,
and her children, passed through here
last Saturday on their way to DR.. J. It.
Baskin's.
Rev. p. B. Jackson and family return
ed to their homein Abbeville last Friday.
The meeting in the Methodist church
closed Sunday morning, with thirteen ac-
cessions. and the church generally re-
vived.
Miss Mary Brockington of Kingstree,
here by Railroad last Wednesday to re-
main some time.
A few days ago Mrs. J. T. Latimer
and Mrs. ]. P. Young droye up to Mr.
J. T. Latimers and getting out left the
horse in charge of littlo darkey. In a
few minutes the horse saw booger in
the darkoy (or something elso,) and bolt
ed. The sudden start threw Off the top of
the buggy which gave the horse addition
al fright, and it then did its best for a
short distance when the wheel struck a
tree, which broke the cross s-bar and de-
taclled the horse from the buggy. No
very serious harm done.
Some qui l-drver suggests a plan to
abolish dishwashing. Quite desider-
atum to many housewives, and especial
ly so to many little boys. Tho plan pro-
posed is, to make dishes, &C., out Of pa
per in exact imitation, in appearance, of
granite, porcelain, china, de-, and they
would be so cheap as to be thrown away
after being used one time. I will sug-
gesi, think valuable addition to the
above, which is this: to season the crock
cry with something suitable; it can then
be fed to the pigs, thereby supplying a
pretty seriously felt want: /. C. something
to feed the pigs on.
On last Wednesday an estray pigeon
came to DR.. A. j. Speer's. 1t is of a
beautiful, rich, glossy, brownish-red col
or. 1t was soon discovered that it had a
metal band about one-eighth inch wide,
around each leg just above the foot, and
on each band some figures, and upon
some of its right-wing feathers some
numbers and some words printed. In
flying about it dropped one of it's feath-
ers, upon which was printed: "If caught
or shot, report to Starr, No. IS Courtland
ST., n. "" This soon became known
and "uS boys" went to sec the sight, and
with string and Il box, soon captured
the stranger. and it was seen that the
above sentence was OH several of it's
wing feathers, on another the number
l l,520, and on another l,556, on one band
80, on the other, $50. Any one seeing
these lines who can throw any light upon
the above, will very much obligc. Not
more than nine-tcnths of us believe that
this visitor actually belongs to Courtland
St., N. Y. The pigeon and its appendi-
ces can hee seen at DR.. Speer's at any
time. TROUPE.